 | Homerus - 1721 - 320 pagina’s
...Circling around the place, where times to come Shall view Patroclus' and Achilles' tomb. The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry> The builder oak, file ting of firefls ali, Tlic afpine food for faiies, the tjprefs fmerat. The laurel,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pagina’s
...their fong to fcorn the cruel fky. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The builder Oak, fole King of forrefts all, The Afpine, good for ftaves, the Cyprefs funeral. The Laurel,... | |
 | Publius Papinius Statius - 1767 - 352 pagina’s
...Forefls, is thought by Mr. Pope the belt in our Author, and copied by Spencer and Taffb. ,, The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The Vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The Builder Oak, fole King of Forefts all, The Afpin good for Staves, the Cyprefs Funeral. The Laurel,... | |
 | Publius Papinius Statius - 1767 - 696 pagina’s
...Forefls, is thought by Mr. Pope the heft in our Author, and copied by Spencer and TaJ/b. The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The Vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The Builder Oak, fole King of Forefts all, The Afpin good for Staves, the Cyprefs Funeral. The Laurel,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 662 pagina’s
...this work is executed : SPENSER. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, The builder oak, fole king of foreib all, The afpine good for Haves, the cyprefs funeral. The laurel, mead... | |
 | 1803 - 408 pagina’s
...epithets of the trees in the forest where the Red-Cross Kight lost truth, B. 1. Cant. I.Stan. 8, 9. The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. The laurel,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pagina’s
...epithets of the trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8, 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole kiny of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. " The l.iurcl,... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pagina’s
...harmony, Which, shrowded io that grove from tempests dread, Seein'd in their song to scorn the cruel sky. Much can they praise the trees so straight and high....Pine ; the Cedar, proud and tall ; The vine-prop Elm j the Poplar, never dry ; The builder Oak, sole king of forests all ; The Aspin, good for staves :... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 272 pagina’s
...epithets of the trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8; 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all. The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. And poets... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pagina’s
...of the trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. Book. i. Canto i. Stan, vni, Ix. The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, The builder-oak, sole king of forests all, The aspine, good for staves, . the cypress funeral. Ix. The... | |
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